3.5M
3.5M
Apr 11, 2009
04/09
by
Rick Prelinger
Home Movies from the Prelinger Archives. For more information see the Prelinger Archives
282,335
282K
Aug 19, 2013
08/13
by
St. Ives Productions
movies
eye 282,335
favorite 98
comment 5
Bunker Hill, LA - "waiting to be leveled, to make way for a new world of concrete steel and glass" Shows old homes on Bunker Hill, destruction and reconstruction
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 5 reviews )
363,043
363K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
U.S. Office of War Information
movies
eye 363,043
favorite 167
comment 25
U.S. government-produced film defending the World War II internment of Japanese American citizens.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 25 reviews )
Topics: World War II: Japanese Americans: Internment, Racism, Human rights
819,324
819K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Archer Productions, Inc.
movies
eye 819,324
favorite 798
comment 74
Selected for the 2004 National Film Registry of "culturally, historically and aesthetically significant" motion pictures. Famous Civil Defense film for children in which Bert the Turtle shows what to do in case of atomic attack.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 74 reviews )
Topics: Atomic-nuclear: Civil defense, Animation
To come.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 6 reviews )
Topics: prelinger, home movies
251,693
252K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
MPO Productions
movies
eye 251,693
favorite 938
comment 30
Set at the 1956 General Motors Motorama, this is one of the key Populuxe films of the 1950s, showing futuristic dream cars and Frigidaire's "Kitchen of the Future."
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 30 reviews )
Topics: Futurism, Automobiles: Advertising, Gender roles
98,240
98K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Handy (Jam) Organization
movies
eye 98,240
favorite 312
comment 15
Sales training film for duPont Film Division (cellophane), featuring an angel and devil monitoring the activities of bakery salesmen on earth, and explaining how packaging helps to sell food. In Kodachrome.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 15 reviews )
Topics: Sales: Training, Heaven and hell, Food industry
Scenes from the daily life of a Texas farm family.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 5 reviews )
Topics: Amateur films, Agriculture: Farms and farming, Rural America
488,552
489K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Sutherland (John) Productions
movies
eye 488,552
favorite 478
comment 41
This Cold War-era cartoon uses humor to tout the dangers of Communism and the benefits of capitalism.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 41 reviews )
Topics: Cold War, Animation: Advertising, Capitalism
82,608
83K
movies
eye 82,608
favorite 137
comment 6
Animated.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 6 reviews )
47,665
48K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Warner Pathé News
movies
eye 47,665
favorite 58
comment 2
Newsreel stories reformatted for classroom use.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 2 reviews )
Topic: Newsreels
145,960
146K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Simmel-Meservey
movies
eye 145,960
favorite 200
comment 24
Advises children to do whatever is necessary -- even lie -- to achieve harmonious family relations. This portrait of manners among the affluent places a premium on pleasant, unemotional behavior, and contains some interesting do's and don'ts sequences. Key line: "These boys treat their dad as though they were genuinely glad to see him, as though they really missed him..." Director: Edward C. Simmel. Cinematography: Harry F. Burrell. Script: Arthur V. Jones. Editor: Miriam Bucher. With...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 24 reviews )
Topics: Social guidance, Social guidance: Etiquette, Families
95,519
96K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Sutherland (John) Productions, Inc.
movies
eye 95,519
favorite 242
comment 11
Corporate Cold War-era cartoon linking Bill of Rights to free-enterprise ideology.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 11 reviews )
Topics: Cold War, Capitalism, Animation: Advertising
109,465
109K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
U.S. Federal Civil Defense Administration
movies
eye 109,465
favorite 141
comment 18
Eerie nuclear tests on houses and dummies at the Nevada Test Site.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 18 reviews )
Topic: Atomic-nuclear: Weapons
47,020
47K
Aug 30, 2006
08/06
by
Davis (Sid) Productions
movies
eye 47,020
favorite 53
comment 4
Well-behaved San Francisco teenagers compete in the Mobilgas "Safety Economy Run," driving their cars around the Bay Area under the supervision of experienced racing drivers. Go to Part I
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 4 reviews )
Topics: Car culture: Youth, Hot rods, San Francisco: Scenics: Historical
121,822
122K
movies
eye 121,822
favorite 134
comment 23
1939, sound, 55 min, Technicolor, 35mm. Transferred from a 35mm nitrate print. See: Andrew Wood, "The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair," http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/wooda/middleton/index1.html. This drama illustrates the contribution of free enterprise, technology, and Westinghouse products to the American way of life. The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair pits an anti-capitalist bohemian artist boyfriend against an all-American electrical engineer who...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 23 reviews )
Topics: World's Fairs, technology, capitalism, communism, time capsules
50,868
51K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Unknown
movies
eye 50,868
favorite 63
comment 3
Beef's importance to American society and economy, and the Union Pacific Railroads's importance to the beef industry.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 3 reviews )
Topics: Meat: Production, Transportation: Railroad, Agriculture: Food industry
53,864
54K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Davis (Sid) Productions
movies
eye 53,864
favorite 43
comment 7
Well-behaved San Francisco teenagers compete in the Mobilgas "Safety Economy Run," driving their cars around the Bay Area under the supervision of experienced racing drivers. Go to Part II
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 7 reviews )
Topics: Car culture: Youth, Hot rods, San Francisco: Scenics: Historical
52,212
52K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Coronet Instructional Films
movies
eye 52,212
favorite 84
comment 8
Courtesy in connection with invitations, telephone conversations, introductions and entertaining guests.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 8 reviews )
Topics: Social guidance, Social guidance: Etiquette
133,407
133K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Calvin Communications
movies
eye 133,407
favorite 375
comment 45
The ultimate generic industrial film, built around every script and visual cliche.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 45 reviews )
Topics: Motion pictures: Production, Motion pictures: Sponsored, Humor
694,647
695K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Techfilm Studio, Moscow
movies
eye 694,647
favorite 633
comment 83
This disturbing film records the successful experiments in the resuscitation of life to dead animals (dogs), as conducted by Dr. S.S. Bryukhonenko at the Institute of Experimental Physiology and Therapy, Voronezh, U.S.S.R. Director: D.I. Yashin. Camera: E.V. Kashina. Narrator: Professor Walter B. Cannon. Introduced by Professor J.B.S. Haldane.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 83 reviews )
Topics: Animals: Dogs, Medicine: Veterinary: Experiments, Life extension
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99K
movies
eye 98,584
favorite 528
comment 9
Uses vignettes, animation and comments by girls and boys to explore the medical facts and some personal feelings about menstruation.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 9 reviews )
Topic: need keyword
68,269
68K
Apr 28, 2012
04/12
by
Fairbanks (Jerry) Productions
movies
eye 68,269
favorite 60
comment 3
Travelogues set landscapes in motion, and Freedom Highway exploits the roadside panorama as an excuse to celebrate American mythologies. Hanging in the sky as if they were ghosts, patriots, warriors and the myths they exemplify -- the frontier, national independence and manifest destiny -- come to life at key points along the transcontinental route. Although Americans are widely considered to be a practical, well-grounded people with their eyes on the future, Freedom Highway shows a nation in...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 3 reviews )
83,053
83K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Affiliated Film Producers
movies
eye 83,053
favorite 236
comment 14
Marriage training film dramatizing a partnership too fraught with conflicts to survive. Produced as part of a post-World War II initiative to make marriages more sustainable in the face of postwar dislocation. An unusually literate, neo-realist film produced by a talented group of documentarians. A series of films based on the textbook "Marriage for Moderns," by Henry A. Bowman. Director: Willard Van Dyke. Writer: H. Partnow (pseudonym for blacklisted screenwriter Millard Lampell)....
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 14 reviews )
Topics: Marriage, Social guidance, Gender roles
37,353
37K
Aug 4, 2012
08/12
by
Sutherland (John) Productions
movies
eye 37,353
favorite 45
comment 2
favoritefavoritefavorite ( 2 reviews )
34,082
34K
Sep 21, 2013
09/13
by
Sutherland (John) Productions, Inc..
movies
eye 34,082
favorite 18
comment 1
Many people, like Mr. Finchley, the hero of this film, may have wondered how to go about owning a share of American business, or about the new "pay-as-you-go" Monthly Investment Plan. Or, perhaps they'd just like to know more about how the stock market works -- about market opportunities and risks, stocks, bonds and dividends. If so, they will find the adventures of Fred Finchley as one of the best ways to find out what goes on at the Stock Exchange. Mr. Finchley is a likeable,...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
39,125
39K
May 22, 2012
05/12
by
Fairbanks (Jerry) Productions
movies
eye 39,125
favorite 23
comment 1
Film opens with montage of scenes of student protest. Credits occur over this sequence. Loosely structured as a narrative in which John Smith (a college student) is visited by his great great great (etc.) grandfather John Smith (from 1776), this film works to educate a young audience on the "breakdown of moral, religious, and ethical principles" in the US. With the help of a history professor, John Smith (1776) explains how he gave his life to build the USA and nowadays a "bunch...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
40,244
40K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Northern California
movies
eye 40,244
favorite 28
comment 2
In May 1960, students and progressive activists opposed to the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) demonstrated when HUAC held hearings in San Francisco's City Hall. San Francisco police turned firehoses on the demonstrators, washing them down the main staircase of City Hall, and the resultant publicity did much to engender the social consciousness of the 1960s. HUAC sympathizers produced a film, "Operation Abolition," condemning the demonstrators as Communist-inspired...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 2 reviews )
Topics: Social issues: 1960s, Civil rights, San Francisco: Political activity
171,247
171K
Aug 19, 2013
08/13
by
Sutherland (John) Productions, Inc.
movies
eye 171,247
favorite 17
comment 1
Presents "King Joe" as the average American working man who, by virtue of his high wages and short hours, is king of the world's workers.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
350,851
351K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
U.S. War Department
movies
eye 350,851
favorite 531
comment 27
Admonishes Americans that they will lose their country if they let fanaticism and hatred turn them into "suckers." "Let's forget about 'we' and 'they' -- let's think about us!" In the context of the emerging Cold War, this film appears paradoxical.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 27 reviews )
Topics: Prejudice, Cold War, Racism
46,888
47K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Unknown
movies
eye 46,888
favorite 59
comment 3
Beef's importance to American society and economy, and the Union Pacific Railroads's importance to the beef industry.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 3 reviews )
Topics: Meat: Production, Transportation: Railroad, Agriculture: Food industry
44,479
44K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Unknown
movies
eye 44,479
favorite 48
comment 9
Republican party campaign film on behalf of Wendell Willkie for U.S. president in the 1940 elections.
favoritefavoritefavorite ( 9 reviews )
Topics: Political campaigns and elections, Economics, Willkie, Wendell A.
50,450
50K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Centron Corporation
movies
eye 50,450
favorite 76
comment 4
Pioneering film that encourages youth to look into themselves for the causes of prejudice.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 4 reviews )
Topics: Racism, Prejudice, Schools
71,153
71K
Mar 1, 2007
03/07
by
U.S. Department of the Interior
movies
eye 71,153
favorite 31
comment 3
Government-sponsored film about the building of the Boulder dam.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 3 reviews )
Topics: Motion pictures: Sponsored, Motion pictures: Government, Infrastructure: Dams, Infrastructure:...
206,399
206K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Sutherland (John) Productions, Inc.
movies
eye 206,399
favorite 140
comment 4
Cold War-era cartoon aimed at convincing workers that increased productivity brings about greater purchasing power.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 4 reviews )
Topics: Economics, Cold War, Animation: Advertising
33,449
33K
Apr 6, 2012
04/12
by
Sutherland (John) Productions
movies
eye 33,449
favorite 39
comment 1
Presents in lay terms what an atom is, how energy is released from certain kinds of atoms, the peace-time uses of atomic energy and the by-products of nuclear fission. From The Field Guide to Sponsored Films: RESOURCES: “Atom Educational Film Made Available by GE,” Wash Post, Aug. 9, 1953, R11; “A Challenge to Free Enterprise,” Bus Scrn15, no. 5 (1954): 33; advertisement, Bus Scrn18, no. 7 (1957): 5. Science film positioning atomic energy as both a peaceful and a warlike force....
favoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
109,079
109K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Bosse (Karl Kurt)
movies
eye 109,079
favorite 1,241
comment 4
Beautifully animated explication of human eye and eyesight.
favoritefavoritefavorite ( 4 reviews )
Topics: Perception: Vision, Animation
228,665
229K
movies
eye 228,665
favorite 283
comment 7
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 7 reviews )
To come.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 6 reviews )
Topics: prelinger, home movies
31,861
32K
Sep 11, 2008
09/08
by
Handy (Jam) Organization
movies
eye 31,861
favorite 26
comment 4
This is a recent discovery -- a 16mm print of a rare Jam Handy silent film. It's a bit title-heavy, but interesting to compare to later Handy productions.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 4 reviews )
Topic: electricity energy horsepower
59,995
60K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Unknown
movies
eye 59,995
favorite 116
comment 5
How radio brings news and information to Americans. With footage of many news events covered by radio and images everyday life in the late 1950s. Explains how radio serves in the Cold War and during natural disasters.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 5 reviews )
Topics: Media: Radio, Communication: Radio, Journalism
34,497
34K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Northern California
movies
eye 34,497
favorite 23
comment 2
In May 1960, students and progressive activists opposed to the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) demonstrated when HUAC held hearings in San Francisco's City Hall. San Francisco police turned firehoses on the demonstrators, washing them down the main staircase of City Hall, and the resultant publicity did much to engender the social consciousness of the 1960s. HUAC sympathizers produced a film, "Operation Abolition," condemning the demonstrators as Communist-inspired...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 2 reviews )
Topics: Social issues: 1960s, Civil rights, San Francisco: Political activity
33,776
34K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Warner Pathé News
movies
eye 33,776
favorite 18
comment 1
Newsreel stories reformatted for classroom use. Includes: United Nations Condemns Russia; Carrier Landings by Mirror; Arctic Ice Cap Adventure; Hummingbird Sanctuary; Low-Level Crop Dusters; Centuries of Telling Time; Old and New in Guided Missiles, showing a jet engine exploding when metal is dropped into it; and New York State's Erie Canal.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topic: Newsreels
88,098
88K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films
movies
eye 88,098
favorite 119
comment 7
Writing, editing and mass production of books.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 7 reviews )
Topic: Communication: Books
500,377
500K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Hammid (Alexander) and Deren (Maya)
movies
eye 500,377
favorite 552
comment 38
Alexander Hammid's intimate study of a female cat and the birth and maturation of her five kittens.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 38 reviews )
Topics: Animals: Cats, Animals: Behavior, Psychology
38,555
39K
Aug 19, 2013
08/13
by
Sutherland (John) Productions in Association With Film Counselors, Inc.
movies
eye 38,555
favorite 220
comment 1
This animated cartoon follows the adventures of "Colonel Cosmic," a Martian, as he learns that Oil and Competition are the two things that make America great. It is a sci-fi-influenced economic tract on the strengths of Earth-style free enterprise economics, compared to a stagnating Mars under the fist of a certain Mr. Ogg, who centrally controls the Martian economy. In the film, a Martian undercover agent flies from Mars to Earth to learn about the oil industry, and finds that the...
favoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
246,105
246K
movies
eye 246,105
favorite 201
comment 9
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 9 reviews )
Topics: Vintage Erotica, Erotic Dance
Detailed documentation of the "World of Tomorrow" in beautiful Kodachrome.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 4 reviews )
Topics: World's Fairs: New York, 1939-40, Amateur films
385,114
385K
May 23, 2003
05/03
by
Sid Davis
movies
eye 385,114
favorite 51
comment 125
Anti-homosexual film targeted at teenage boys, urging them to avoid encounters with potential molesters.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 125 reviews )
Topics: Homosexualities, Crime and criminals (Molestation), Los Angeles
35,379
35K
movies
eye 35,379
favorite 473
comment 4
0739 PA9033 Time Pulls the Trigger
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 4 reviews )
130,445
130K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Crawley Films
movies
eye 130,445
favorite 267
comment 7
Animated explanation of primary and secondary sex characteristics in adolescent boys and girls.
favoritefavoritefavorite ( 7 reviews )
Topics: Sex education, Medicine: Endocrinology, Animation
41,738
42K
Sep 2, 2013
09/13
by
Archer Productions, Inc.
movies
eye 41,738
favorite 107
comment 3
This film, a combination of animated cartoon and live action, shows young children what to do in case of an atomic attack. The film opens with "Bert the Turtle" wobbling down the street and singing a song, "Duck and Cover." When there is a bright flash, Bert immediately ducks into his shell covering. The narrator explains that when there is a bright flash -- brighter than the sun -- children should follow Bert's example. The film shifts to a classroom of first or second...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 3 reviews )
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68K
movies
eye 67,611
favorite 537
comment 9
Examines the widespread use of drugs in American society and presents experts discussing different reasons for increased drug abuse by youth. Focuses on the varying opinions of a judge, researcher, child psychologist, minister, and drug user toward increased drug abuse. Emphasizes the need for helping children make proper choices about drugs. Highlight: JIM NABORS and unidentified woman do operatic duet to "Figaro" with lyrics changed to drug references; Jim Nabors pops pills in the...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 9 reviews )
153,372
153K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
American Telephone and Telegraph Co. (AT&T)
movies
eye 153,372
favorite 221
comment 9
Training film for users of the new dial telephones.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 9 reviews )
Topics: Communication: Telephone, Ergonomics
386,334
386K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Medical Arts Productions
movies
eye 386,334
favorite 271
comment 23
Sex education film aimed at teenage boys, with the coach as authority figure and teacher.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 23 reviews )
Topics: Sex education, Children, Gender roles
560,274
560K
movies
eye 560,274
favorite 337
comment 13
Footage from Castle and Pathé coverage of the Hindenburg disaster at Lakehurst. Also shots of the big ships over New York.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 13 reviews )
Topic: need keyword
242,976
243K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Various
movies
eye 242,976
favorite 522
comment 34
Examples of broadcast advertising from the 1950s and 1960s.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 34 reviews )
Topics: Advertising: Television commercials, Consumerism
109,597
110K
movies
eye 109,597
favorite 166
comment 4
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 4 reviews )
153,766
154K
movies
eye 153,766
favorite 302
comment 11
Mild stag film starring Adele Doleman
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 11 reviews )
Topic: need keyword
237,598
238K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Sutherland (John) Productions
movies
eye 237,598
favorite 685
comment 26
Animated classic presenting what an atom is, how energy is released from certain kinds of atoms, the peacetime uses of atomic energy and the byproducts of nuclear fission.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 26 reviews )
Topics: Atomic-nuclear: Energy, Physics, Animation
73,526
74K
movies
eye 73,526
favorite 457
comment 27
0696 PA8508 Out of This World
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 27 reviews )
132,640
133K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Handy (Jam) Organization
movies
eye 132,640
favorite 366
comment 14
Definitive document of pre-World War II futuristic utopian thinking, as envisioned by General Motors. Documents the "Futurama" exhibit in GM's "Highways and Horizons" pavilion at the World's Fair, which looks ahead to the "wonder world of 1960."
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 14 reviews )
Topics: Futurism, World's Fairs: New York, 1939-40, Infrastructure: Roads and highways
42,939
43K
movies
eye 42,939
favorite 133
comment 4
This early nudie-film, showing two naked women lolling around a rocky landscape, is more quaint than erotic. It's not clear what the original purpose was - it appears to be an excerpt from a longer film, and the peculiar title, in combination with the occasional mild nuzzling of the protagonists, suggests some kind of cautionary film about lesbianism. For our purposes, these gentle images of two naked women (one thin, and the other, well, Rubenesque), crossing a meadow picking flowers, climbing...
favoritefavoritefavorite ( 4 reviews )
626,870
627K
Dec 25, 2011
12/11
by
Tullio Pellegrini
movies
eye 626,870
favorite 214
comment 12
Cinemascope homage to the city of San Francisco made by amateur filmmaker and inventor Tullio Pellegrini.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 12 reviews )
Topics: san francisco, amateur film, widescreen, Cinemascope, pasta1
39,398
39K
Feb 6, 2014
02/14
by
De Vry School Films, Inc.
movies
eye 39,398
favorite 333
comment 2
Possibly some shots to be logged. Boy turning around with ball in hand, shot both in and out of his POV. How a boy can make a refractive telescope. Reflecting telescope. Make-believe trip to the Moon by airplane The planets
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 2 reviews )
75,980
76K
movies
eye 75,980
favorite 298
comment 18
Promotional film for Westinghouse refrigerator line featuring a system of sticker-like decorations enabling purchasers to style their appliances as they choose. Vague hippie-type flower-power graphics; scenes of mod-dressed middle-class conventional people
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 18 reviews )
Topic: need keyword
66,326
66K
Jun 28, 2012
06/12
by
Handy (Jam) Organization
movies
eye 66,326
favorite 556
comment 5
PA-2177 ìWonderful Worldî 08:01:14:28 - 08:45:06:23 Color Sound 1959 "Wonderful World" Broad documentary surveying global cultures, lifestyles, emphasizing common human activities, sponsored by Coca-Cola. Narrator: Ken Nordine. Parallels in European, American, Asian, South American, Caribbean lifestyles, leisure, hospitality, (racial stereotypes in narration.) Landmarks, history, sports, architecture, travel. Amazingly, everyone drinks Coke - globalism, multinationalism. 08:01:14:28...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 5 reviews )
95,091
95K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
On Film, Inc.
movies
eye 95,091
favorite 282
comment 12
Remarkable, surreal industrial film promoting "Atarax," a tranquilizer, and asserting how "ataraxic medicines" can help us all to achieve the relaxed state we long for. Created by Coni Johnston, Mel London, Joseph Cole, Bert Spielvogel, Tracy Ward (a pseudonym for Virginia Bell) and by Rune Hagman, Delores Phox, Jeanne Sharp, Dick Brophy, M. Opelle, Herb Hagens.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 12 reviews )
Topics: Psychology, Pharmaceutical industry, Medicine: Psychiatry
126,974
127K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Centron Productions
movies
eye 126,974
favorite 152
comment 23
Safety film about dangers associated with earthmoving equipment operation, showing many great simulated accidents on construction sites. CONTENT ADVISORY: May be frightening and surprising to some viewers, and contains great country-style song by a Johnny Cash-soundalike.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 23 reviews )
Topics: Safety: Occupational, Music: Country and Western, Motion pictures: Stunts
167,932
168K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Crawley Films, Ltd.
movies
eye 167,932
favorite 212
comment 9
Social-sex development of Bill and Mary and how they came to meet, fall in love and marry.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 9 reviews )
Topics: Sex education, Social guidance, Gender roles
117,103
117K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Castle Films
movies
eye 117,103
favorite 63
comment 4
Attack on Pearl Harbor; the S.S. Normandie fire at a New York pier.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 4 reviews )
Topics: World War II: Pearl Harbor, Transportation: Water, Newsreels
285,192
285K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
Various
movies
eye 285,192
favorite 457
comment 12
Collection of TV commercials significant to the history and development of TV as an advertising medium.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 12 reviews )
Topics: Advertising: Television commercials, Consumerism, Advertising: History
155,042
155K
Jul 16, 2002
07/02
by
U.S. Office of Civil Defense
movies
eye 155,042
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comment 16
"Explains" the dangers of the atomic bomb, the effects of radiation and how to protect oneself if caught in the open or in the home.
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Topics: Atomic-nuclear: Civil defense, Cold War
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Topics: Earthquakes: San Francisco, 1906, San Francisco: Disasters, Amateur Film
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Menstruation education film for young teenage girls, redolent with dated detail.
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Topics: Sex education, Gender roles, Children